The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER : Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Hiles ; Messrs. H. Corri, G. Perren, and w. Harrison. To conclude with FANCHETTE. Doors open at half-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL DR UR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and • F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with THE FOUR, MOWBRAYS. Master Percy Roselle. After which, MANFRED. Manfred, Mr. Phelps. To conclude with a new farce. THE ALABAMA. Mr. G. lielmore and Miss Lydia Thompson. Prices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 74111EATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. EVENING, THE LITITE DAISY. After which, BUNKUM MULLER. Mr. Sothern. To be followed by OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Ito , ers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Hill, Harris, Snowden, Ar.c And AN UNLUCKY MORTAL : Mr. W. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—• Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. And JACK'S ARRIVAL FROM CANTON. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last Four Nights before Easter. BEL DENIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repeated Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence with a New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD: Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, M vre l a nd ; Misses Percy, Pauline Lealercl, Wood, Mrs. Lee, and Miss E. Lavenu. A tter which, at Eight o'clock, the 112th Night of BEL DEIIONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle , ," by Mr. John Brougham. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brough,tm, Emery, F. 3lortno, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, Airs. Lee, &Liss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either to: play bills or for the safe keeping of hate and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-office open daily from 11 to 3. Commence at 7. MR FECHTER, in consequence of the accident he met with on Saturday night, and by the advice of his physicians, will be UNABLE to APPEAtt until Easter Monday, March 28, when he will resume his character of Angelo, in "Eel Demonic." tVr EW THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPEIL- Sole Proprietor and Manszer. Mr. B. Webster. TTIIS EVENING, THE PRETTY HORSEBREAKER, Mr. J. L. Toole and Hiss Woolgar. &t Eight, LEAH . Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs, A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Ellington, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billing-ton. To conclude with. Sth time, TILE AREA BELLE : Messrs, J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, homer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS B ATEMAN.—LEAH.—EVERY EVEN NG.—On SATURD k Y, the 145th and last night be fore Easter Monday, when Miss Batement will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish ma'd.n until further notice. In order to give due effect to this most remarkable success of the se ,son, entire,y new scenery by the celebrated ar lists Messrs. Denson and :ions, and Thomps n, and new dr as s and appo ntments have been prepareq for its produc tion.—N. R. In consequence of the pressing and numerous Applications at the Box-office, arrangement{ have now been made by which Seats miy be obtainel a Fortnight in Ad vance. mR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER in the DEAD HEART, MONDAY NEXT, March 21. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. - The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling*, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are engaged Benjamin Webster, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul lir!dfard. Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. 'Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mr. J. Clark, and Mrs. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING. and daring the Week, at 7 o'clock. UNDER THE ROSE. Mr. Ashley, Miss A. Cottrell, and 311 s Patti Josephs. At a quarter before 8, the new Comedy, by L. Bucking ham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINT NIG : Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr, John stone. Mr. Montague; Mrs ( harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by Mr. Charles Mathews just translated from the French)in his characteristic character of Un Anglais Timide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Several novelties are in preparation. On SATURDAY next, March 19, a variety of entertain ment., for the BENEFIT of Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES MATHEWS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manazer, Mr. W. U. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ON AND OFF. T 1 be followed by UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. EoHord, Mr. ParseHe ; Mias Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. After whic7i, the Grand Chriqtrnas Burlesque, 0 FIEli AND EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Concluding with MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. TIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," J. Containing the Lltest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dail be had Every Evening of G. R. GLIf.NIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 26s. per ton. Double.. 2ls. per ton. Top 255. ~ Nuts... Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbonrne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, "Addington, W. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 711. 53m.—Afternoon, Bh. 30m. 10-Koußow.-Morning, pa. 9m.—Afternoon, 9a. 50m. The Weather—Sun Office, March 16, 1864. THERMOMETEIt. This day at Two o'clock 4B Barometer-30.05. Wind—East; moderate breeze, and very fine. g ‘ lij 1 g_ t r-a. Snit LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AIAB.CII 16, 1864. Mr. STANSFELD'S fair fame is now perfectly re-established. How, is it asked? Surely in the most conclusive manner possible. This member of the English House of Commons—this occupant of a seat upon the Treasury Bench—this Junior Lord of theAdmiralty—has,at length,and in the handsomest manner possible, been exonerated from every sha dow of shade of blame by—whom ? Why, of all people in the world, by—M. MAZZINI ! After that, what possibly can be said for one single instant in reprehension of him ? What pat eibly can be whispered even in doubt as to his mere discretion ? Avannt, poor ghost of the Procureur Imperial ! Away with all printed evidence published by Mr. HOLYOAK ! Silence, Mr. HENNESSY ! Hushed be the words even of Mr. DISRAELI, Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition though he hi! 111. Maze INI has spoken, or rather, has written —not more copy for Mr. HoLvoAK, of Fleet-street, but a letter to the Times (a letter that will be found quoted in anether par t of our impression of this evenin and, we repeat it, in the handsomest gi—compl etely manner possible, vindicating the character of Mr. JAMES STANSFELD, M.P. for Halifax, Mr. STANSFELD of No. 35, Tharloe Sq uare , B rompton, S.W., Junior Lird Commissioner of the Board of Admiralty —as b e himself modestly and unostentatiously puts it, Minister of the Crown," th ough he failed to add, as b e might have done, " in that exceedingly subor dinate capacity!" M. MAZZINI has spoken, has written in vindication of Mr. STANSFELD, and has done so thus frankly, generously, and conclusively. Referring to the imputations thrown against the member for Halifax during the last few days, in consequence of the sworn evidence referred to by the late Procureunlmperial, "I should have thought," writes M. MAZZINT, " that Mr. STANSFE.LD'S character vela general denial in the House of COmmons, would have satisfied any fairjadgin3Person of the untruth of each charges. EL7"—h-3re follows the charming part of M. MAZ ZINI'S generous tribut e to Mr. STANSITELD—a tribute offered, ea wilt be seen, with the air of one whose " 12 "sullied character renders his mere word, as the phrase is, 48 good hi s bond (*ad we do believe M. MAZZINI'S word to be as good as his bond ! looking upon bond and word of his as of exactly about the same value !)—" BUT," writes M. MAZZINI, "if my testimony might be decisive of the question I cannot withhold it from one whose friendship I highly value, and who has spoken so generously of me in an assembly where his doing so might expose him to some inconvenience and misinterpretation.'' After that, who shall dare to breathe one syllable against the occupant of 35, Thurloe-square ? Even the law officers of the Imperial Crown of France must, of course, by this time be satisfied—now that no one less than M. MAzziNi himself should have vindicated the charac ter of this English Minister and member of Parlia ment. There is evidently something very generous, in deed, in the temperament of M. MAZZINI. It is not alone Mr. STANSFELD that be has stood forth thus very recently to champion. There was psor GRECO, the other day, over in Paris—that amiable GRECO, whose little foible it was to carry about with him a few trifles, in the shape of bomb-shells of the most fearfully destructive character, and whose other little weak ness it was to inveigle hornplayers like TREBUCCO and scapegraces like IMPERATORI into charming little deadly conspiracies of the most interesting character imaginable ! Yes, there was this ingenu ous and delightful creature GRECO, who was under a slight cloud, the other day, over in the French capital—and it will be remembered of course per fectly well how M. MAZZINI (in the same frank and spontaneous manner with which he is now offering his inestimable tribute to the English member of Parliament and "Minister of the Crown"), wrote generously and ingenuously of this poor amiable GRECO (as MazziNi did) as—" an enthusiastic patriot." The last paragraph, by the way, in M. Mazzisti's letter to our leading contemporary is really and truly in its way something quite exem plary ! "As to the Theory of the Dagger,'" writes M. MAZZINI, referring to the pamphlet from which Mr. HENNESSY was quoting so lengthily, and as it still appears to us so very aptly the other evening:in the House of Commons. "As to ' The Theory of the Dagger,' " writes M. Mia mi, " the first time I happen to write upon it"— [so that he is just possibly going to write upon it again : refreshing thought !]—" the first time I happen to write on it will be modified"—[so that, according to M. islazzistfs own show ing, it does admit of modification !] "it will be modified into the ' Theory of the Moral Dagger.' " The italics sic in M. MAZZINI'S own letter. "Theory of the Moral Dagger !" We long to witness the appearance of M. MAZZINI as a moralist. Now that he has thrown out an ex tenuating phrase in regard to GRECO, now that he has vouchsafed a good word for Mr. STANSFELD— by ad means let us have M, Munn in his new character as a moralist, and (so appropriately, too!) a moralist about daggers ! It matters very little of course that we cannot even now obtain the slightest clue in the world as to who possibly this Mr. FLOWER may be who has his letters directed on the sly to No, 35, Thurioe-square, Brompton, S.W. It matters still less that M. MAZZINI in his Theory-of-the-Dagger Pamphlet—addressing himself to " enthusiastic patriots " like GRECO—there told them years ago " make daggers of your files"—recalling to their thoughts " the dagger of the Vespers," " the stone of BALILLA," " the knife of PALAFOX." It matters jest absolutely nothing th‘t he said to to theta "Blessed in your hands be every weapon that can set you free "—hinting to them the adoption of "the weapon that slew MiNcowicll," and that other weapon that "slew the Minister Rossi in Rome." Plaiu words it may be thought, these. But—Ah ! what to those others, wherein M. MAZZINI pronounced the Governments them selves to be " responsible for the daggers that glitter in the darkness of the land !" Always daggers always glittering they fairly captivate his imagination. What are his other utterances ? Listen !—" Sacred in the hand of JuDiTia is the sword that took the life of HoLo- FERNES." " Sacred was the dagger which HAR 310DIIIS encircled with roses." " Sacred was the stiletto of the Sicilian." "I recognise in that mani • festation of tremendous equality between the tyrant of millions and a single individual, the finger of GOD." Surely, these are amenities culled from the very Evangel of Assassination. There is evidently, according to M MazztNi, but one Political Theory, the Theory of the Dagger, call it, even if you will, the Moral Dagger—and of that Theory, ripened into a Religion, M. MAZZINI is himself at once the Pro phet and the Evangelist. The fall extent of the recent calamity at Shef field is now pretty well known. It has far ex ceeded even the wild reports of rumour, and the vast destruction of property occasioned by the deluge is forgotten, while we contemplate the great loss of life which has resulted from this catastrophe. The Bradfield reservoir is some six miles from Sheffield, at the junction of the Loxley and Stammington Hills, and forming one of the many belonging to the Sheffield Water Company. Advantage was taken of the position of the hills to form an immense reservoir between them, by constructing a huge embankment some 300 yards, in length, and upwards of 80 feet in height, so as to enclose a triangular basin of some 76 acres area, and capable of con taining more than 100,000,000 cubic feet of water. On Friday night this barrier gave way, and the pent up waters rushed down the valley of the Don, carrying all before them, destroying houses and bridges, and sweeping every living thing away. The full particulars of the tragedy have been repeated in so many forms already that it is unnecessary for us to dwell upon this sad scene at the present moment. The first feeling of horror and astonishment over the whole country has awakened to the necessity of promptly aiding the surviving sufferers. The people of Sheffield have come forward with an eagerness which does them great credit, and their example will no doubt be liberally followed- But while we use our best etadea,vours to assist those who have been so suddenly bereft of their relations and their pro perty, let us turn our attention to the cause of all this misery. England may well be proud of the great works that have been executed by her en gineers. In a comparatively short time she has risen from scientific obscurity to be the first en gineering nation in the world. Works are now undertaken as ordinary matters of every day busi ness which our forefathers would not have dreamed of, and private companies undertake and carry out enterprises the magnitude of which would have made illustrious the mighty monarchs of former times. Yet with all our enterprises and resources we are every day undermining our hard won pres tige by neglecting the dictates of prudence, as the deep and silent waters in the words of York shire were sapping the foundations of the Bradfield dam. The bursting of a reservoir is no uncommon occurrence. The pressure of water is wall under stood, and the neglect of the proper precautions to ensure security is an unpardonable oversight on the part of all concerned. It is rot the want of engineering skill that OCC(18i0I18 the frequent acci dents that occur in this country, but rather the avarice of proprietors, engineers, and contractors combined. It is the universal greed for gain which is the curse of the age to which is to be traced more or less calamities like that recently wit nessed at Sheffield. In olden times strength and durability were the first objects sought after by the engineer, and when in doubt he erred on the safe side, as is instanced in many ancient structures which have almost set time at defiance. let the present day economy and effect are most in requisition, the dividends of shareholders and the profits of en gineers and contractors take precedence of public • safety. We do not wish to prejudge a case of such terrible importance, which must of course be most stringently inquired into. The facts at present • before us are, however, sufficient to show that a heavy responsibility rested somewhere. That, from causes as yet unexplained, the means taken to confine a vast body of water which had been col lected in the neighbourhood of a populous town were wholly inadequate for that purpose, and that some three hundred human lives were consequently sacrificed. We gather from local authorities that the Bradfield reservoir was of great length and depth, although narrow; that the whole of this lake was exposed to the force of the wind, which at the time of the catastrophe was blowing heavily, and the waves beating with great force upon the embankment. Again, we learn that rumours were current that " all was not right with the dam," and that up to the hour of its giving way workmen were employed upon it endeavouring to repair its weak points, and to relieve the pressure by letting off part of the water in another direction, and that such became the peril at the end that the " navvies" were in the act of blowing up a sluice to effect this object more promptly, when the water burst through and all was over. That the dam was inadequate to sustain the pressure to which it was exposed is evident, not that its destruction was accelerated by the force of the waves or rather the sway of the water is equally certain. It cannot be right to expose hundreds and it might be thousands of lives to the possibility of destruction, by the bursting of a dam, which is subjected to such an enormous pres sure as that of Bradfield. When it is deemed ne cessary to collect such an immense quantity of water together as is the practice with large water companies, it should be compulsory on them to so subdivide the reservoirs by partitions as to relieve the pressure, and to have them provided with such ample means of effiax that resort to blasting should never be necessary. Again, when railway bridges are required to undergo a Government inspection before a passenger is permitted to pass over them, why is there no district engineer and surveyor re sponsible for a gigantic structure upon the strength of which the lives of the neighbouring inhabitants depend. These are matters which will now be thoroughly investigated, but no investigation can retrieve the past, though it may guide the future. Partial warnings seem to have been thrown away upon us. The Holmfirth irruption produced no beneficial results, and in the more recent case of the bursting of the sluice of the Middle Level, which was occasioned by negligence, in the case of the embankments it does not seem to have impressed the important fact upon the minds of those responsible for the safe custody of that ele ment, that while they are sleeping it is ever work ing. The present disaster must, however, rouse a determination in the public mind which cannot be trifled with. The lives of the population of whole districts can no longer be left in the keeping of those who, rather than admit the weakness of their handiwork, jeopardise the safety of unsuspecting neighbours. Why, let us ask, were not the inhabi tants in the valley officially warned of the possibi lity of a deluge, and that down as far as any danger could possibly occur ? True it is that those above Ihmilisk were warned in time, but rather in a pri vate, friendly way, than as by authority. When it was deemed necessary to blow up a weir to secure safety, might it not have been as well to send expresses and telegraphs to warn the people of their danger ?—was a possible injury to the character of the company's property to bb weighed in the balance , with hundreds of human lives THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.—Yesterday some hundreds of cartloads of earth, sand and chalk,were thrown into the Thames for the purpose of forming a foun dation for the Thames Embankment. From an early hour in the morning Norfolk-street, Arundel-street, and the ad jacent streets which run down to the river, were crowded with these carts, all of which made their way in due time to the bottom of Arundel-street, where they were unloaded. At this spot and away eastward to the Temple-gardens the works for the embankment are going on rapidly. In the course of a few days the ship Royalist, which was one of those which went out in the search of Franklin, but which has of late years served the purpose of a Thames Police station, will have to leave her old quarters at the bottom of Norfolk-street and find a position in some other part of the river. The works between Westminster-bridge and Hun gerford are going on with great rapidity, vast numbers of men being employed day and night in carrying out the plans. THE RAILWAY BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS.—Yes terday the 12th and last caisson of the new bridge of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, at Blackfriarb, was sunk into its place. At about half past one the workmen engaged in the sinking of the caisson, together with a number of gentlemen interested in the line, sat down to luncheon in the bottom of the caisson, 70ft, below high-water mark. Mr. Thomas, who was called to the chair, made a speech appropriate to the occasion, and concluded by proposing the toast. " Success to the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company." It is expected that the bridge will bo open in June next, 14 months from the date of its commencement. OUTRAGE IN GREECE.—The Athens journals mention a fact of extraordinary atrocity, which only too strongly points out the anarchial state of Greece. Menidi, a small town of Attica, got tired of its mayor, but despaired of being able to procure his removal, as he had for his supporters a family whose name was an object of terror to the country. The principal inhabitants assembled to deliberate what course they should pursue,and an unani mous decision was come to that before anything could be done with the mayor the family in question must be got rid of. A vote of death was therefore passed against them, and the sentence was carried into execution the same day, tllO 26th February, when the father and four sons out of five were massacred in the street. The fifth son made his escape. The murderers also killed a young child, a son of one of the victims, alleging that if he were allowed to grow up he would be as bad as his relations. In order to legalise those crimes the municipal council assembled, and with an almost incredible imprudence approved by a prates verbal of what had been done. When the examining magistrate went to the place to investigate into the affair, the murderers triumphantly showed him that document, and he was com pelled to withdraw without doing anything further.— cialignana. INFANT HOSTAGES IN NEW ZEALAND. —ln reference to the mention made in yesterday's Sun of a young girl of 12 years of age being taken as a hostage from her grandfather, a wounded chief, in New Zealand, a correspondent writes to us :—This is an old custom amongst the natives—not exactly to send in children or women as hostages; but in cases of capture or serious reverses they send their women to the captor to be taken care of. When the old serpent Te Raupara was taken prisoner by Mr. M‘Killop, of the Calliope, that young officer was rather embarrassed to find in his hut a few days afterwards, four lady chiefs, varying from the agts of 50 to 15, who came, according to custom, to place themselves under the protec tion of the captor of the natural protector. May this sub mission of the old chiefs be as perfect as was that of the forced detention of Te Raupara. DR. JACOB.—By the author of "John and I."— It is a rare thing (says the Spectator) to find an author or authoress's second novel decidedly superior to the first. We thought " John and 1" good, but there can be no question that "Dr. Jacob" is a great advance on it in every way. Its principal character is much more original, and is worked out with a thoughtful and delicate imagina tion—while even the pleasant and graceful sketches of German social life are finished with a more skilful hand. And there is not only a real unity in the thought of the book, but there is an equal diffusion of skill over its greater and minor conceltions. " Dr. Jacob" is one of the most truthfully conceived and skilfully executed novels we have read for many years. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. The Procureur-Imperial and M. Mazzini. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—My attention has been called to an article in your paper of this day in which, referring to the statement of the Procureur-Imperial on the Greco trial, you imply that something further is needed in order to clear the character of Mr. Stansfeld from the imputations made upon him by that fuse tionary of the Imperial Government. Those imputations were contained in a speech tottally unsupported by legal evidence ; and I should have thought that Mr. Stansfeld's character and general denial in the House of Commons would have satisfied any fair-judging person of the un truth of such charges. But if my testimony might be decisive of the question I cannot withhold it from one whcse friendship I highly value, and who has spoken so generously of me in an assembly where his doing so might expose him to some in convenience and misinterpretation. I have therefore to request of you the insertion of this letter. The two assertions of the Procureur-Imperial, as quoted in extenso by you, are : That Greco was to write to the address, " Mr. Flower, 35, Thurloe-square, Brompton," if he was in want of money. That Mr. Stansfeld had been in 1857 appointed to be the banker of a Tibaldi Conspiracy Fund. It is true that at various times, owing to letters addressed to my name being stopped or tampered with by Continental policy, I have asked my Eng lish friends, and among them Mr. Stansfeld, to re ceive them for me, the contents of the letters being naturally unknown to them. But it is not true that I ever gave to Greco the address of " Flower, 35, Thurloa-rquare" (or indeed any other name), for the purpose:of applying for money or anything concerning an anti-Imperial plot: And it is not true that I ever asked Mr. Stansfeld to be the treasurer of a Tibaldi Fund. Such an absurd fund has never to my knowledge existed. As to what in your article concerns me, I have promised to myself not to write one single word more about the Greco affair. I am perfectly con tented to.leave to fair, dispassionate English opi nion the judgment between Greco and me. I say between Greco alone and myself, because everybody must have noticed that all the affirmations aiming, in the French indictment, at establishing many sources of accusation against me—the summoning of the four men to Lugano; the distribution of daggers, revolvers, and bombs; the accepting Im peratori as one of the band—have, through the trial, dwindled into nonentity. And as to the " Theory of the Digger," the first time I happen to write on it it will be modified into the " Theory of the Moral Dagger." Those who will condescend to read the whole of the pam phlets quoted by a member of the house wiil see that my object was precisely that of excluding the possibility of a Theory of the Dagger.—l am, sir, yours faithfully, JOSEPH MAZZINI. Tuesday Evening. TIIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1864 AMERICA. (From the Times Correspondent.) (Per the City of London, vta Cape Clear, March 16 NEW YORK, March 4. It is reported from Washington that the real object of the campaign in the south-west has been the overthrow of General Johnston's army ; that the demonstration of Grierson, Sherman, and Farragut woe feints to induce a division of John ston's army for the support of the points they threatened, and that the late advance by General Thomas towards Dillon was made by 35,000 troops, which was iEtended to be followed by that of his whole force. The vigilance of the Con federates has frustrated the Federal plan. Thomas's loss on the 23d, 24th, and 25th is now estimated at 1,000 killed and wounded. News of Kilpatrick's arrival within Gen. Butler's lines is etated to have been received at Washington. He destroyed a portion of the Virginian Central Railway, and lost three colonels and 150 killed and missing. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The unfavourable war news, and the general un certainty of military movements, has increased the premium on gold to 612 ; Exchange, 1751; Govern ment Sixes (Registered, 1881), 111 ; Treasury Seven• Thirty Notes, 111; New York Central Rail way, 1371 ; Erie, 117; Illinois Central, 1344. Cotton, 78. BreAstuffs active, at improved prices. Provisions dull. Sugars, 13, 14. Coffee firm. MARCH 5, 11 a.m. It belina to be generally admitted that the Spring campaign, both in 7irginia and the South- West, has been an utter falure. Kilpatrick has found. it impossible to reach Richmond, and has arrived within Butler's lines. Sherman's expedition has not yet accomplished its purpose, and it is believed that he has returned to Vicksburg. General Thomas's advance upon Dalton and Atlanta has been effectually checked by Joseph Johnston. The Army of the Potomac is at its old position at Brandy Station, and General Meade has been sum. moned to Washington for consultation with the President and the War Departments. In the Senate, on the 2d inst.. Mr. Thompson, of Maryland, threw the whole blame of the Florida disaster upon Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln's nomination of General Grant for the Lieutenant-Generalship has been confirmed by the Senate. The Louisiana Unionists elected their free State candidate on thp 22d nit., under the dictation of General Banks. Gold, 162. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) BAVARIA. PROCLAMATION OF THE NEW KING. MUNICH, MARCH 11. King Ludwig 11. has issued the following pro clamation upon hia accession to the Bavarian Throne : " We, Ludwig IL, by God's grace, King of Bavaria, to our beloved subjects, greeting. Almighty Gad, in his impenetrable decrees and will, having thought fit to call to himself our well beloved and highly-honoured father, the most illus trious King Maximilian 11. of Bavaria, and the entire kingdom of Bavaria, with all its ancient and modern possessions, having by this decease fallen to us, accsrding to the constitution, the political and dynastic treaties, and in pursuance of our right as next lineal and first born successor, we have taken full possession of the same and assumed the sovereignty of tho kingdom. " We, therefore, call upon all the inhabitants of our hereditary States to recognise us henceforth as their legitimate and only Sovereign, to pay us I.—i9lable fidelity and obedience, and to fulfil all was / He s towards us as towards their Sovereign sent stin.;od. We announce to them that we have P.lnady taken the oath prescribed by the constitu tion. In order that the progress of public business should not be interrupted, we order that all the authorities of the kingdom should continue to dis charge their duties until fresh orders upon our part are received; that, whenever necessary, official acts shall be done in our name, but that the former signets shall be made use of until new ones are pre pared. We especially remind all functionaries of their oath to the Crown and the Constitution, and trust that all our subjects, as in duty bound, will obey the orders of their legitimate Sovereign, for which we bestow upon them cur royal grace and goodwill. " LUDWIG." The signatures of all the Ministers are appended o the proclamation. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCEC 16. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" For seve ral days past public meetings have been held in the populous quarters of Paris under pretext of can vassing for the elections, at which the Government was violently attacked. The meetings have been dissolved, and a judicial investigation has been in stituted. No public meeting can take place with out authorisation, and the Government will continue to make the law respected." BOURSE, 111?rch 15.—The market has been heavy with at first a downward tendency, but prices have since improved. Threes, for the Account, aro now unveried at 66f. 75c. Alobilier are also unchanged at 1,005 f. The Railway Market remains about the same as yesterday, with but little business doing. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cent 5......, 93 20 Do. end month..., 3 per Cents 66 75 Do. end month 66 75 Credit Mobilier 1069 75 Do. end month 1065 Bank Shares 3310 Credit Fancier 1270 Roman --- Italian Loan . 63 30 Do. end month.... -- -- Dew ditto .. Do. end month.... Russian • — Austrian Spanish Threes — Florae Debt Deferred RALLW AYB. Cash. Account. Orleans lOO7 60 .. 1010 Northern .... New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New. ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lon , hard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona --- - .. -- --- 935 - . • 935 -- THE CONFEDERATE TUSCALOOSA.—The corre spondence respecting this vessel and her movements in the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope, has beon pub lished in a Parliamentary return entitled " North America, No. 6." The correspondence extends from Sept. 26, 1863, to the 11th of the present month. The Tuscaloosa was origi nally a Federal merchant vessel, which, having been cap. tuned by the Alabama, was converted by order of Captain Semmes into a tender to his ship. The legality of this transfer was questioned by the Federal representatives at the Cape, and the colonial authorities seemed rather puzzled how to act in the matter. On her sec Aid visit to Simon's Bay, towards the end of December last year, Ad miral B. W. Walker ordered her to be seized, with a view of her being restored to tho Federals as an uncondemned prize. This intention was not, however, realised, for on the 4th inst. the Duke of Newcastle ordered the Tuscaloosa ro be at once restored to the Confederates, as her detention by Admiral Walker had not been in keeping with the free. dom which she enjoyed when she had previously visited the Cape, TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l enclose you a bank-note struck and issued by M. Mazzini, showing Mr. Stansfeld as his agent (see the last line). The note is in the name of Italian Liberty, and it is complete with the exception of the date, which has only A.D. 185 , leaving a blank to be filled up by the fourth figure. This note is ten years or more old.—l am, sir, yours, &c., London, March 15. M. A. Other notes can be forwarded of the same age and :ssue. Dio e Popolo. Prestito Italia e Roma, Nazionale Italian°, Diretto unicamente ad affrettare l'indipendenza e la liberta d'ltalia. W 5102. FRANC HI 100. Ricevuta di FRANCHI CENTO di Capitale, col mercantile kite:ease di mezzo per cento al mese, adatare de questo giorno 185 Pel Comitato Nazionale, G 'US. MA.ZZINI Republica Gros EI:PE SIRTORI Comitato Romana, ATTU. M ONTECCIII Nazionale 9 Febbrajo, 1849. AURELIO SAFFI Italiano. A. SALINTZ. La Circolare No. 1, contenente le basi e I particolari dell' Imprestit o, si distribuisce colic cedole. London agent, Jamey Stansfeld, 2, Sydney-place, Brompton, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, The annual general meeting of the friends and supporters of this institution was held on Tuesday the 15th inst. at the London Tavern. The Right Hon. Sir J. S. Pakington, Bart., G.C.8., .M.P., in the chair. The meeting was influentially and nume rously attended. There were present amongst others—T. J. Miller, Esq., M.P.; Admiral Sir George Sartorius ; Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. ; Colonel Palmer, High Sheriff of Essex; Captain R. Robertson, R.N., Surveyor General of the Board of Trade; Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S. ; E. J. Reed, Esq., Chief Constructor of the Navy; James Mc- Cann, Esq., M.P. for Drogheda ; Thomas Sopwith, Esq., F.R.S.; Stephen Cave, Esq-, M.P.; Captain Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., V.P.; Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P.; John J. Rogers, Esq., M.P.; Francis Brodigan, Esq., J.P. ; Admiral Hall, C. 8., F.R,S, ; Cot. Moore ; Admiral Gordon ; Captain the Hon. F. ;Maude, R.N. ; Captain Hyde, H.C.S. ; Captain Howes, R.N. ; R. Cloves, Esq. ; Capt. Nairne, R.N.. Commander Jesse, R.N. ; John Proctor, Esq. Montague Gore, E,q. ; Col. Fitzroy C.ayton ; W. H. Herten, Esq.; Colonel Sykes, M.P.; Louis Par nell, Esq. ; Samuel Hibbert, Esq.,; Thomas Henan], Esq.; G. C. Begbie, Esq.; Admiral Bullock; J. D, Alcroft, Esq. ; Rev. George Wilkins, &c. The CHAIRMAN expressed the great satisfaction he felt in taking the chair on this, the 40th anni versary, of so important and national institution. It was an institution of which Englishmen might be truly proud. (Hear, hear.) The clear and im pJrtant facts which were detailed in its annual re port could not fail to elicit the admiration of every one. (Hear, hear.) After some further appropriate remarks, the chairman called on RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., barrister-at-law, secre tary of the institution, to read the annual report. The report stated that on this, the 40th anniver sary of the institution, the committee had once more to place on record the success which, with the Divine blessing, had rested on their labours, and to express their gratitude to a liberal public for its continued generous support. Perhaps the most striking feature in the history of the institution during the past year was the large number of noble gifts, i❑ the shape of the entire cost of twelve new lifeboats, which had been presented to it by philan thropic individuals. The committee had the gratifi cation to know that the Lords of the Admiralty were taking steps to provide every ship-of-war with an efficient lifeboat, their lot dships having paid the Institution the compliment to consult it on that important subject. The committee proposed to build and place at some of the principal fishing stations model or standard insubmergible fishing boats, from which, after sufficient trial, others might be built in the several localities ; and thus a permanent improvement be established, which might lead to the saving of many lives on occasions of such boats being overtaken by gales of wind when at long dis tances from land. During the past year the insti tution has been enabled to send no less than 15 new lifeboats to the coast, and numerous others were in course of construction. Tne lifeboats of the institution numbered 132 ; and some of them were the means of saving no less than 4:7 lives and 17 vessels during the past year, nearly the whole of them under dangerous circumstances, amidst high surfs, when no ether description of boats could have been launched with safety. For these services, and for saving 297 shipwrecked per sons by fishing and shore boats cc other means— the institution had granted rewards amounting to £1,351. On occasions of service, and on those of quarterly exercise of the life-boats, about 6,000 persons were afloat in them, yet not a single life had been loot. Transporting-carriages and boat houses had been provided for most of the said new life-boats. The committee regretted to report that the number of wrecks during the past year was, a, usual, very large, and that the gales in October and December were perhaps the most destructive that ever visited the shores and seas of the British lola. It wits, howeyer, most gratifying to bo Able to report that during the time that these storms lasted, the life-boats were providentially the means of rescuing no less than 385 shipwrecked persons. With a shipping representing about sixty millions of tons, and 400,000 vessels which cleared outwards and entered inwards from British ports during the past year, a large number of shipwrecks had become almost a natural sequence. Accordingly, it was found that 1,602 casualties took place last year on the shores and in the seas of the British Isles, accompanied with loss of 568 valuable lives— lives of the utmost consequence to the commerce and defence of the country. It was, however, gratify ing to find that during the same period 4,565 per sons were rescued by lifeboats, the rocket apparatus, shore-boats, and other means. The total number of lives saved during the forty years from the esta blishment of the Institution in 1824, to the end of the year 1863, either by its lifeboats, or by special exertions for which it had granted rewards, was 13,568. Daring the year 15 silver medals, 26 votes of thanks inscribed on parchment, and £1,297 in cash had been granted fer saving the lives of 714 persons by lifeboats, shore and fishing boats, and other means, on the coasts and ouaying banks of the United Kingdom. Since the formatiO• of the Institution, it had expended on lifeboat estabeh ments nearly £lOO,OOO, and had voted 82 gold and 738 silver medals for saving life, besides pecuniary awards, amounting together to £17,830. The Committee referred to the cordial co-operation of the local Branch Committees, the Board of Trade, the Coast Guard, and the Railway and Steam Packet Companies, The expenditure of the Institution in the year 1863, on its life boat establishments, was £11,377 143. ld.; £1,351 6s. 41. in rewards for services to shipwrecked crews; and £2,441 9s. ld. for coxswains' salaries, and the quarterly practice of the boats' crows. Thu institution had received £lOO from a Sailor's Daughter, per Messrs. Deummonds; £lOO as a thank-offering for preservation at sea during the storm of the 31st October last; £1 6s. 9d. being the amount of a collection at St, John's Sunday School, Manchester; £3 18e. Bd. collected in Mochrum Parish Church, as a new year's offering to the Institution, per Rev. R. Craig; £lOO from a friend,' in gratitude to God for the preservation of his wife for another year; and £2O from a sea man's daughter (C. T.) the produce of her needle work. The following legacies had been bequeathed to the Institution since the last report :—James Miller, Esq., of Glasgow, £lOO ; Wm. Carrie, Esq., of Cornhill, London, £200; John Farnell, Eq., of Isleworth, £l,OOO (free of duty); Milborne Williams, Esq., of Whitchurch, £5O; Miss Emma Keate, of Kensington, £3OO ; and Richard Spencer, Esq., of Gower-street, London, £2OO. The items of receipt and expenditure were detailed in the annual financial statement attached to the report audited as usual by Mr. Begbie, the public account ant. Considering the magnitude and unavoidable costliness of the operations of the National Lifeboat Institution, embracing the whole of the coasts of the British Isles, a large permanent annual income was indispensable to enable it to maintain, in an effective state, its one hundred and thirty-two life boats, and to increase their number, should circum stances render it desirable to do so. The committee appealed to the British public with fresh confidence for support to an institution, whose mission and mercy must come home to every one, and plead for sympathy and support. The report having been moved and unanimously adopted, resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the institution were proposed and seconded lby Montagu Gore, Esq. ; J. M(Cann, Esq., M.P. ; Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. ; Col. Fitz Roy Clayton, Sir George Slaloms, Admiral Hall, C. 8., F.R.S. ; J. D. Allcroft, Esq. ; Rev. George Wilkins, Capt. Robertson, R.N., Surveyor-General of the Board of Trade ; and the usual complimentary vote of thanks having been given to the chairman,.the proceedings, which were of a very interesting character, closed. Royal Geographical Society, The eighth meeting of this society during the session took place on Monday evening, under the presidency of Sir Roderick Murchison. Among the distinguished visitors special attention was directed to the two Ambassadors from Madagascar, who were presented by the President to the meeting. Following the sound rule of as much as possible treating of but one district or region on each night, the two papers of the evening—one on Vancouver's Island, by Dr. Forbes, R.N., the other on British Columbia (more espe daily Cariboo), by Lieutenant Palmer, R.E.—had been judiciously selected for the purpose of throwing light upon what has long been a vexed question—the prospects held out to emigrants by our colonies in the Pacific. The two papers indeed were, as the President happily put it, complementary to each other, and opened up the agricultural, commercial, manufacturing, and gold-producing capabilities of this re gion. In order to facilitate discussion they were read toge ther, and we have the more pleasure in laying before our readers the present precis that both authors have confirmed in every particular the favourable view entertained by our epecial correspondent on the spot as to the splendid prizes in store for properly qualified colonists, whether their capi tal be mere sinew and determinei. industry or energy, or a sum of money, which can nowhere be employed to better advantage, provided a proper investment be sought. Thus, Lieut. Palmer warns all the loafing classes, to whom gold acts as a will o' the wisp to lure them to destruction, that there are no poor man's diggings at Cariboo. That business has passed into the hands of large capitalists. Dr. Forbes is equally clear upon the absurdity of supposing that where labour now is, and is likely for many years to continue, at so very high a scale, farming can everprove remunerative to the capitalist,whether in the agricultural orstock- breeding lines. But a farmer w Ming to work wi , h his hands will grow enough corn and keep enough home stock in Vancouver to support himself and family, and if he further cultivate fruit and vege tabies, for which the climate, not unlike that of the south west of England—a little cooler and dryer in winter, and a little hotter in summer, with about the same averageannua I temperature—is not unsuitable, he will be able to exchange these at the centres of commercial industry for imported articles. More than this—that is, saving so as to make capital—he will probably fail to do for many a day to come. The investment of capital opens up, however, a very different series of questions, consequent on the rapid development of the mineral and timber resources of the colony, which may be said to change from month to month. The south or Vancouver shore of the Sound of Georgia is now found to supply these seams, respectively 3ft, 10in., 51t,, and 2ft. sin., of a remarkable fine coal, which has already been worked at Nanaimo, destined before long to be the chief town, and British Columbia generally, and is traceable as far as the furthest north-west extremity of the island, where Johnson's Straits furnish excellent landlocked harbours. Up to 1853 the feeble and casual efforts of the Hudson's Bay Company had in nine years extracted for their very limited market 63,003 tons of coals. But during the last year past 22,000 tons had been exported to San Francisco alone,where it found a remunera tive sale, though the price at the pit-mouth is 6 dols per ton. Behind Nanaimo a remarkable natural cleft, known as Albeoni Canal, leads into Barclay Sound, where a spirited London firm have established sawmills, which during nine months last year cut and exported 15 million super ficial feet of some of the finest planking from the Douglas and other pines. The singular outlines on either side of King Georg's Sound has been often described ; but it may be as well to ask the reader to cast his eye on a map of the country, when ho will observe that the coact is so entirely broken up that it is possible, according to Lieut. Palmer, that there is no other portion of the globe which possesses so extended a coast-line, owing to the enormous island-spangled fiords that run up into the laud. These are all feathered to the water's edge with the most magnificent hard woods, above which, at an altitude of 4,000 feet, spring a bold, moss co vered, round summit. Up these it has been attempted to carry a new route to Cariboo, se as to avoid the difficult na vigation of the Cariboo, and if found feasible, of which there seems little doubt, before long Nanaimo, lying at the foot of two of the largest and the great coal centres of the colony, must increase daily. Lieutenant Palmer's paper gave a graphic description of the splendid scenery of the Frazer below Yale, of its tributaries from either bank above that point, which have in places hollowed out for themselves channels 3,000 feet deep, and finally conducted his audi tors to the goldfields, where ho noticed the singular ra diation of the more valuable geld claims, each lying in its own " gulche" or narrow torrent bed, six or seven of which diverge towards all points of the compass from one or two central isolated mountains. This, however, the president stated, showed that what had hitherto been found was mere alluvial or suetace gold, washed down from the central or fried strata, the line of which was exemplified by a map exhibited on an enlarged scale running nearly due north west along the west aide of the Great Rocky Mountain chain as far north at least the Penn River. As, however, this last mentioned river runs eastward to join the Slow River, it is not improbable that drift gold may yet be met with en the east side. But the general direction, Sir Roderick held, of the main quartz gold-beds would be found to follow one uniform course. Colonel Moody, R.E., after confirming the previous remarks and the contents of the papers, the fidelity of which he bore testimony to from actual experience, said that much stress had been laid en the fact of Americans having monopolized most of the business. At all events, if they did so, what they made they virtually invested on the soil; but he dealt with much clearness of argument on the splendid future before both Vancouver and British Columbia, so soon as British capi talists could be induced to direct their attention thither, nkft-1,- Tipo r k .rs Tiara --, , it , ,,_ . . ) i i Ulf ' ~,,,, ~ eirtnla HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, March 15. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Helena, drove in the grounds this morning. Count Furstenstein, Chamberlain to her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prussia, arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with her - Majesty and the royal family. Lord Talbot do Malahido and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell have succeeded Lord de Tabley and Lieutenant-General Sir H. Bentinck as lord and groom in waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince John of Glucksburg, and attended by their suite, drove in two open carriages and four to Woolwich at noon yesterday, and embarked Oa board the Sultan's new yacht, being received by the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Musurus. Their royal highnesses and suite partook of luncheon on board the yacht, and, after steaming down the river to below Gravesend, returned to Woolwich soon after four p.m. Their royal highnesses reached M4rlborougli House shortly before six p.m. Departure of the Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Charloti:e. Their Imperial Highnesses the Archduke milian and the Archduchess Charlotte and suite left London yesterday morning by the London, Cnatharei and Dover Railway for Ostend. Their imperial highnesses were received at the Victoria Station by Mr. Forbes, the general manager of the company, and were conducted to a special train which was i❑ readiness. The train started at nine o'clock, aDd the journey to Dover was performed ill one hour 50 minutes. On their arrival at Diver the Archduke and Archduchess proceeded to the Royal Ship Hotel, where they partook of luncheon. The imperial party afterwards ,went in carriages to the Adal l ' ralty Pier, and em,:larked at 11.40 on board the London, Chatham, and Dover Company's mail steamer Breeze for Osten don their way to Brussels. , The wind was westerly, and the weather promised an unfavourable passage. After passing two days with the Belgian royal family, the Archduke and Archduchess will return to Vienna on Thursday, and thence to Miramar , where they will remain until the end of the moult), the period fixed for their embarkation on board the Novara at Trieste. That vessel, as already men tioned, will touch at Civita Vecchia on its way, order that their highnesses ma i pay a visit to the Pope. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of CambridE; B entertained a distinguished circle at dinner yesterday evening at her royal highness's residence at Sc. Jarado Palace. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, attended by Lady Caroline Cust, ie expected to leave St. James's Palace to-morrow for IVincl' sor Castle on a visit to the Queen. Tne Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbary left town yesterday for Savernake Park, near Marlborough, f or a few days. The noble marquis and marchioness will retur n for the drawing room on Saturday next. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon will PO the Easter holidays at Highclere Castle, near NewberP surrounded by a select circle. The Earl and Countess of Wilton's mansion ill Grosvenor-square is undergoing a thorough external aD d internal embellishment for the approaching season. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield intend 10 pass the Easter holidays with the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon at Highclere Castle, The Earl and Countess ae Grey will lease touts on rvionday or Tuesday next for their country seat, whet° they '4;611 pass the Easter recess. We u nderstand that the Earl of March, who 10 5 just passed kis examination for the army, is about to ent er the 92d Gordo:_ , Highlanders, His lordship will be the third of his family in this distinguished national regirne ut :. which was raised and commanded by Alexander Duke 0. Gordon, and in which the late Duke of Richmond held f ‘ captain's commission as Earl of March. The Earl of Radnor is surrounded by his friends at his favourite sect, Coleshill House, Berkshire. His lord' ship, though advanced in age, takes a lively interest politics and all county matters. The Earl and Countess Russell, accompanied bi Viscount Amberley, Lady Georgina Russell, and fatuill, purpose to leave town on Saturday next, for Pembrel° Lodge, Richmond Parke, for the Parliamentary recess. General Le Comte and Madame Schensteinebs il left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris. ' ' , Lady Churchill has arrived at the St. Georg e Hotel. Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Dee Volta hs: (3 trout Dra y. low at their residence in Berkeley-square, tro" ,.:. low Park, Derbyshire. . - THE LEGAL MR. PicKwicK.—Mr. Boyill, t he famous .Nisi Frius advocate, makes, it is said, b f far the largest income cf any practitioner at the Coren 3°/3 ., law bar, according to some clearing £lB,OOO a year. a stately, imposing-looking p ersoD , a n d has that pres e n' e and physique which go a long way to mske up the effeenle advocate. When his face is at rest, you would take 111 , bald-headed, placid, benevolent-looking s i ned i acled gen tle , man for a reproduction of Mr. Pickwic k, minus It he gaiters. In speaking, however, the count s nance of t- a hon. member for Guildford becomes more com bative, r t . the brows are more frowning and knitted than we look f° , in the beaming face of Tupman's, and Winkles, aetd eve ti o f body's friend, except perhaps at those critical moinel lt° ; history when Mr. Pickwick hurled an inkstand at the treating forma of Alfred Jingle, Esq , or solemnly declare, to the unfortunate Winkle that he was a humbug, or 01 , fronted with equal fury at Rochester the infu t iated 5 1° mer, of the 47th.—Court Journal. ARTIFICIAL RAINBOW.—Mr. Duboseq has 011; trived for the French theatr e a me th o d o f i L uitatl y ', the rainbow, of which Cosmos speaks very highly. Il e e ftt ploys an electric light, obtained with the aid of 100 1 3 a 11 : l e e t elements. The first lenses of hi s o pti ca l a pp ara tus ran", rays from this source parallel, and transmit them th.rot 2 g ll o , rainbow shaped hole in a screen t o a d ou bl e co nvci le d of very short focus, from which they pass to a prisztli „ a emerge with sufficient divergence to make an effective P 0 bow on a screen about six yards off, This rainbow is' to be brilliant even when the whole scene is lit up. INUNDATION OF A MINE AT CIIESTERFIELP . O Yesterday afternoon the pump at the Spitlewell Ira/ 1 s t : 1 0 Pits, the property of Mr. Barrow, broke, and befor°, l .o men could be all extricated at least 14 were drowned. t ' be r water has risen to a considerable height up the shaft. ° bo persons are missing, and the loss of life is believed t ° i s greater than here stated. There were 71 men and ib°od. employed in the pit, but it is believed many have o° 4 , to The water is supposed to have burst into the it the late heavy rains. hi ° SWIMMING HORSES.—The preparations' o bt we made for crossing the river, and which °l2 7ie never to be neglected, were to take our feet out o f ° I l l ," ere rups, which should then be crosed over the saddl n• are two reasons for this precaution--first, it is not i°3 o r eto bable that the horse we are ridi ng ma y b e a bad avi f°l , a' or may become timid. In eith er c ase th e an i ma l alaio ° ". 13 1° variably, upon finding itself in deep w a t er , a llows its legs to sink, in order to try and touch the groun d "o:1 0 doing eo it usually "turns turtle," a n d f or a few S ee- et' struggles and plunges on its back or sides. During th i6.1 , 1 01 formance, it is not improbable th a t one ' s f ee t, or a fo ot, joill become entangled in the stirrup-iron, and when tile ° %el 3 turns over, we of course must quit the saddle, but being of by the foot, are dragged along under water in any thing t . s ing pleasant position. This is one v er y goo d reason for or the stirrups over the saddle. Another reason for ceeding is, that many horses in swim m i ng ra ise the' ':oof legs very high in order to strike out, and thus incur a ° j ot putting their hoofs in the stirrup.droo, when the hors ° l e de° Dither be drowned, cr the stirrup-leather broken. 1:01, Bret swimming horse well is not a v ar y eas y thing: in' t. place, we must lean well forward, so th a t our body res ts- 0 00 on the animal's crest; we must not attempt to use 01 . e A vjl in case we have one, or to m e ddl e w ith his mouthmouthlri 1 , 7 0/ way ; we can steer him by vie aid of a switch, which If 't enable us to turn his head slightly in any di r ection' v ita is necessary to use the reins at all we s hould do vers,oll• the hands very low, a nd employ only the sughtesov Horses aro like men in their relative swimming Pothers some swimming strongly and high out of the Weer , 1410 0 with difficulty and low down. One of my horsee l, de al) ! skill in the water I often tried, allowed himself to Sin cr, d g ot until only his head was visiole ; with hie neck stret like a dog, he would coolly swim away, carrying Tir e o ing th e back, and never showing the least exciteme nt d ed whole Lusiness. Another steed invariably Fl u " a s a° 6 snorted upon entering deep water, and was as „ ce p to turn over, and oblige us to take care of ours Chamber; s <journal, New and Improved Series. ke p i t o A HORSE SHOW, on a grand scale, will viry4 in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, duri n g the gro July,